Michael Axelsson
Gutenbergstr. 7 +49 (0)176- 3922 7067
01445 Radebeul +46 (0)70- 742 63 87 www.michaelaxelsson.se
Michael Axelsson
Lyric Tenor
Gutenbergstrasse 7
01445 Radebeul
+49- (0)176- 3922 7067
+46- (0)70- 742 63 87
www.michaelaxelsson.se
Vita
Born the 26th of November 1978 in Stockholm
1988 - 1994 Adolf Fredrik Music School, Stockholm
1989 - 1994 Boys choir at the Stockholm Opera (Soloist in Lohengrin, Zauberflöte, Turn of the Screw)
1994 - 1997 Stockholm Musikgymnasium
Music Education
1999 - 2002 Voice lessons with Professor Erik Saedén
2002 - 2005 Royal College of Music, Stockholm
2005 - 2008 University College of Opera, Stockholm
Engagements
2010 - Festengagement at Landesbühnen Sachsen, Dresden
Guest performances at Norrlandsoperan, Drottningholms Slottsteater, Dalhalla Opera
Competitions
2005 Finalist at Gösta Winbergh Award
2007 Prize winner at Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg, Germany (Dr. Cajus in Falstaff)
Master Classes
Peter Berne, Dan Marek, Olle Persson, Dorothy Irving, Oren Brown
Other Qualifications
1985 - 1993 Violin lessons
1995 - 2001 Viola lessons
1997 - 2001 Conducting lessons
Languages
Swedish (fluent)
English (fluent)
German (fluent)
Italian (sings and understands well)
French (basic knowledge)
Repertoire
Roles performed on stage
Tamino Die Zauberflöte Landesbühnen Sachsen
Fenton Die lustigen Weiber von Weiber Landesbühnen Sachsen
Ecclitico Il Mondo della Luna /Haydn Drottningholms Slottsteater
Erich Collin Die Comedian Harmonists Landesbühnen Sachsen
Armand Brissard Der Graf von Luxemburg Landesbühnen Sachsen
Kolomán Zsupán Gräfin Mariza Landesbühnen Sachsen
Don Curzio Le nozze di Figaro Drottningholms Slottsteater
Priester/Geharnischter Die Zauberflöte (Sw.) Dalhalla Opera
Dr. Cajus Falstaff (Ge.) Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg
Kilian Der Freischütz Landesbühnen Sachsen
Caruso Petterson und Findus /Ramdohr Landesbühnen Sachsen
Franz Faust /Spohr Landesbühnen Sachsen
Dr. Jack Seward Dracula /Wildhorn (Ge.) Landesbühnen Sachsen
Studied roles
Bizet Remendado Carmen
Donizetti Nemorino L’elisir d’amore
Mozart Ferrando Così fan tutte
Don Ottavio Don Giovanni
Stravinskij Le Pêcheur Le Rossignol
Concert repertoire (Excerpt)
Bach Christmas Oratorio
St. John passion
St. Matthew passion
Magnificat
Mass in B minor
Cantatas: 4, 22, 61, 66, 106, 161, 172, 182, 190,198, 214
Britten Saint Nicolas
Serenade, Canticle II
Haydn Die Jahreszeiten
Missa in Tempore Belli, Große Orgelsolomesse, Theresienmesse
Händel Messiah
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day
Mendelssohn Sinfonie Nr. 2: Lobgesang
Mozart Requiem
Große Messe in C minor, Coronation Mass in C
Missa Brevis (K65, K192, K194, K220, K275)
Pärt Passio
Saint-Saëns Oratorio de Noël
Schnittke Bußpsalmen
Schubert Messe in G
Die Schöne Müllerin
Tavener, John Lamentations and Praises (Canonark)